| Job Title |
Extruder Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Extrusion Press To Shape Hot Billets Into
Products, Such As Bars, Tubing, Structural Shapes, And Rods:
Installs Dies, Mandrels, Containers, Heating Coils, Press Tools,
Extrusion Heads, And Run-out Bridging In Press, According To
Size And Type Of Product, Using Handtools. Removes Billet From
Furnace When Color Indicates Specified Temperature And Guides It
Along Extrusion Press Conveyor Onto Press Bed, And Into Billet
Container, Using Tongs. Starts Ram That Spreads Billet Into
Container And Forces It Through Press. Regulates Rate Of
Extrusion To Prevent Metal Rupture And Adherence Of Metal To
Container Walls. Starts Press Run-out Table And Butt Shears To
Guide Extrusion From Press, And To Trim Flash. Pulls Extrusion
Along Conveyor To Racking Table. Sprays Die With Lubricant And
Caustic, And Oils Blocks And Mandrels. Records Data, Such As
Crew Time, Number Of Billets Used, And Items Processed. May
Operate Extrusion Press Equipped With Furnace That Ejects Hot
Billets Into Press Chamber For Ram To Force Through Die. May Set
Up And Operate Extrusion Press To Shape Hot, Radioactive Uranium
Fuel Elements.
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